Collapsible cardboard cremation casket

Abstract

A collapsible cremation casket is formed of cardboard and has the appearance of a typical wood or plastic casket. The casket is assembled by folding along pre-scored lines to form a two-piece domed lid having a plurality of slots on the bottom and a set of slots in the back edge. The slots engage a plurality of tabs extending upward from the top of the back wall of the tray. Tabs within the slots on the back wall of the lid and the slope of the back wall of the tray provide support for the lid to stand in an upright position. When the tray is covered with the lid, the tabs engage the slots in the bottom wall of the lid, thereby securely holding the lid in place. During a ceremony, one lid section may be closed position and the second lid section is upright, thereby giving the appearance of a standard two-part casket lid.

1. A cremation casket, comprising:
 a tray formed of a cardboard material, the tray having a bottom panel, a front wall, a back wall, a left wall and a right wall, the front wall, the left wall and the right wall being generally vertical and generally perpendicular to the bottom panel, the back wall being at a non-zero angle to vertical, a plurality of tabs extending upward from a top edge of the back wall,  
 and a lid formed of the cardboard material, a top surface of the lid being rounded by a plurality of folds in the cardboard material, a bottom surface of the lid having a first plurality of slots sized and configured to engage the plurality of tabs on the tray, a back surface of the lid having a second plurality of slots also sized and configured to engage the plurality of tabs on the tray, 
 wherein, when the tabs are located within the first plurality of slots, the lid is in a closed position covering at least approximately half of the tray, and when the tabs are located within the second plurality of slots, the lid is in an open position held upright.  
 
 
   
   
     2. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , further comprising a second lid, wherein each of the lids are sized to cover approximately half of the tray, said second lid having a bottom surface with a plurality of slots sized and configured to engage a second plurality of tabs located on the back wall of the tray. 
   
   
     3. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , further comprising a second plurality of tabs located on the front wall of the tray and a third plurality of slots located on the bottom of the lid, said third plurality of slots sized and configured to engage the second plurality of tabs when the lid is in the closed position. 
   
   
     4. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , wherein the angle is between 1 and 30 degrees. 
   
   
     5. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , wherein the angle is between 5 and 20 degrees. 
   
   
     6. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , wherein the angle is between 5 and 15 degrees. 
   
   
     7. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , wherein the angle is approximately 10 degrees and slopes toward the front wall. 
   
   
     8. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , wherein the lid is formed of four pieces: two end pieces forming end walls of the lid, an insert piece, and a dome piece, said dome piece arched over the insert and the two end pieces. 
   
   
     9. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , further comprising a least one stiffening panel attached to said bottom panel of said tray. 
   
   
     10. The cremation casket of  claim 9 , wherein said stiffening panel is formed of a honeycomb material. 
   
   
     11. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , wherein said tray section is folded from a cardboard cut-out having at least one fold line configured to allow the cardboard cut-out to be folded flat for shipping purposes. 
   
   
     12. The cremation casket of  claim 1 , wherein one surface of the cardboard material is printed with a pattern to simulate wood. 
   
   
     13. A cremation casket formed of a plurality of foldable cardboard cut-outs, comprising:
 a tray cut-out having: 
 a rectangular bottom panel having a front edge, a back edge, a left edge and a right edge,  
 a back wall section foldably connected to and extending from the back edge of the rectangular bottom panel, the back wall section having a rectangular back wall panel and first and second trapezoidal side sections extending from two opposite edges of the back wall panel,  
 a plurality of tabs extending outward from the back wall panel,  
 a front wall section foldably connected to and extending from the front edge of the rectangular bottom panel, the front wall section having a central rectangular front wall panel and first and second generally square side sections extending from two opposite edges of the front wall panel,  
 first and second endwall sections foldably connected to and extending from the left and right edges of the rectangular bottom panel, each endwall section having a trapezoidal side panel adjacent the bottom panel, opposite the bottom panel and foldably connected to the trapezoidal side panel is a top edge panel connected thereto, a flap is foldably connected to the top edge panel,  
 
 a lid having: 
 an insert panel having a generally rectangular central section having a plurality of slots located near the edges thereof, two stiffening panels located on opposite sides of the central section and being configured to fold into a hollow tube and two side sections located on opposite sides of the central section, a plurality of tabs extending from each of the stiffening panels, the tabs sized and configured to engage at least one of the plurality of slots,  
 a dome panel having a plurality of generally rectangular central sections separated by fold lines, wherein, when the fold lines are folded at oblique angles, the dome panel is formed into a generally dome shape, the dome panel having a plurality of tabs foldably connected to and extending from ends of the rectangular central sections and a plurality of slots located along the fold lines connecting the tabs to the rectangular central sections,  
 two end wall panels having a plurality of tabs foldably connected to and extending from the perimeter thereof, the plurality of tabs sized and configured to engage the slots in the dome section and in the insert panel.  
 
 
   
   
     14. The cremation casket of  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of tabs extending outward from the front wall panel of said tray cut-out. 
   
   
     15. The cremation casket of  claim 13 , further comprising first tabs on the first and second trapezoidal side sections of the back wall section, second tabs on the first and second square side sections of the front wall section and a slot extending through the top edge panel of each endwall section. 
   
   
     16. The cremation casket of  claim 13 , further comprising a second lid. 
   
   
     17. The cremation casket of  claim 13 , further comprising printing to simulate wood on at least one side of the tray and the lid. 
   
   
     18. The cremation casket of  claim 13 , wherein the trapezoidal sections of the tray cut-out cause the tray to have an angled back wall. 
   
   
     19. The cremation casket of  claim 18 , wherein the angle of the back wall is between 5 and 15 degrees. 
   
   
     20. The cremation casket of  claim 13 , further comprising a headrest having:
 a generally rectangular central -section having a front edge, a back edge, a left edge and a right edge,  
 a front wall foldably connected to and extending from the front edge of the central section,  
 a back wall foldably connected to and extending from the back edge of the central section,  
 and first and second side wall sections foldably connected to and extending from the left and right edges of the central section.